Chapter 28: Contract Terminated

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

After saying that he wanted to give Chi Yaoxi a welcoming party, Xiao Ye took Chi Yaoxi to eat a big meal. After dinner, he saw that she was tired and wanted to send her home directly so that she could rest well.

Chi Yaoxi looked at her phone and confirmed that it was the 20th. Tomorrow was the 21st. According to her original schedule, she still had scenes tomorrow. She directly asked Xiao Ye to send her to the hotel.

Chi Yaoxi returned to the hotel and immediately took a hot bath.

After changing into her loose pajamas, she dried her hair and opened the webpage. Instantly, Chi Yaoxi’s had a shocked expression.

The online media was really powerful!

It had only been two days, and “Chi Yaoxi was a suspect in the murder and was arrested by the police” had already been embellished and reposted, making it worse and worse.

Chi Yaoxi randomly browsed through the content on the Internet. It was too unexpected. She had never thought that she would occupy the top of Weibo’s trending search rankings because of such a false scandal and be labeled as a ‘murder suspect’.

It was really scary. Chi Yaoxi could predict the severity of the matter. Her original plan might be messed up, and the Golden Horse Awards and Best Actress campaign would definitely fail.

Good things don’t come out of doors, but bad things spread far and wide. Sigh! Chi Yaoxi sighed deeply.

Since the truth was out, and it had nothing to do with her, she had to persevere and face life.

Chi Yaoxi tried her best to console herself that it didn’t matter, all of this was just a rumor. A gust of wind would blow it away and everything would get better.

Chi Yaoxi was too exhausted, she didn’t have time to think and fell asleep in a daze.

When she woke up the next day, it was already eight in the morning. Chi Yaoxi saw that Sister Ming did not drive to pick her up, so she took a taxi to the filming set.

When she arrived at the office, Chi Yaoxi knocked on the door and entered. She greeted her colleagues with a smile, but was surprised to find that everyone was busy with their own things and no one was paying attention to her.

Even if someone looked up, they would only give her a cold glance before continuing with their work.

Chi Yaoxi felt very awkward. Along the way, she had thought of many things to explain to her colleagues. She also expected to be neglected after the accident.

But she did not expect it to be so serious that the entire crew would ignore her.

Chi Yaoxi only paused for a moment, but she still put down her pride. She braced herself and took the initiative to ask the director about the scenes she was going to act in today.

The two directors were discussing a masterpiece when they heard Chi Yaoxi’s question. Director Liu’s eyes were frighteningly cold. He glanced at Chi Yaoxi disdainfully and said impatiently, “You’re asking about the scenes? Don’t you know that your contract has been terminated?”

Chi Yaoxi’s breathing stagnated for a few seconds before she asked in surprise, “How can you terminate the contract just like that? You have to figure things out before making a decision, right?”

The assistant director was a young man. As he passed by Chi Yaoxi, he snorted and laughed sarcastically. “What? Do you still think you’re a big star? Do you know how many new artists are waiting for this position? Times have changed, it’s time to change!”

Upon hearing this, the surprise in Chi Yaoxi’s heart turned into anger. She couldn’t help but say domineeringly and resolutely, “You guys are kicking me when I’m down! They haven’t even done a thorough investigation and it’s considered a breach of contract to terminate the contract in advance. I’m going to hire a lawyer to ask for compensation!”

The assistant director scoffed at Chi Yaoxi’s words. “Don’t be so confident. You are now a taint artist. If you’re talking about the termination of contracts, it should not only be our crew.”

Chi Yaoxi’s heart turned cold as she realized that things were far more serious than she had imagined.

Since the contract had been terminated, she could not stay at the hotel booked by the production team any longer. Chi Yaoxi immediately returned to the hotel, packed her luggage, and called Sister Ming.

The phone kept ringing but no one picked up.

Chi Yaoxi was deep in thought, shaking her head in disbelief, her heart gradually becoming cold.

Was the human heart so unpredictable? It was fine if the rest of the crew did not understand or support her, Chi Yaoxi couldn’t care less, but how could Sister Ming do this? That she wouldn’t even pick up the call she made?

Since her debut, Sister Ming had been bringing her along. Although she was usually a little long-winded and had extremely strict requirements, Chi Yaoxi knew in her heart that Sister Ming was doing it for her own good.

It was also because of Sister Ming’s support and assistance that Chi Yaoxi’s path in the entertainment industry had been smooth sailing for several years.

In Chi Yaoxi’s heart, her feelings and dependence on Sister Ming could be said to be even closer than her biological sister.

However, at such a critical juncture, even Sister Ming was determined to leave and stay away from her?

Chi Yaoxi’s eyes became moist, truly unable to accept this result. This type of result was too chilling.

She did not want to go back to her original home no matter what. Fortunately, she had bought a flat a few years ago when she had just debuted.

Chi Yaoxi carried her luggage, hailed a taxi, and returned to her flat. Before she reached the entrance, Chi Yaoxi saw a familiar figure. Why was Xiao Ye here?

Chi Yaoxi, who was mentally and physically exhausted, looked listless. She was a completely different person from her usual high-spirited self.

Xiao Ye watched as she got out of the car and walked over slowly with her luggage. He quickly took a few steps forward, took the luggage with one hand and patted her shoulder with the other. “I know. It’ll be fine. You don’t have to worry too much. I’ve already gotten someone to investigate. It’ll definitely get better.”

Chi Yaoxi felt grateful towards Xiao Ye. When she heard his comforting words, she forced a smile onto her face, nodding towards him to express her gratitude, but inside, she felt wronged, so upset that she wanted to cry.

Xiao Ye helped Chi Yaoxi clean up the house briefly. When he turned around, he saw her sitting on the sofa motionlessly, looking listless. Xiao Ye walked over and sat down to accompany her. “Yaoxi, you’ve always been strong. Believe me, everything will pass and you’ll get better.”

Chi Yaoxi stared blankly ahead, tears welling up in her eyes. She tried her best to hold them back, not letting herself cry.

Xiao Ye had never seen Chi Yaoxi in such pain and helplessness before. His heart was moved, and his heart ached beyond words. He gently pulled Chi Yaoxi into his arms and let her lean on his shoulder. “If you want to cry, just cry. You’ll feel better after that.”

Chi Yaoxi could no longer hold it in. She felt that it was too difficult for her to bear with all the stress and troubles she was having.

“Wu…” Her warm tears flowed into Xiao Ye’s arms, wetting his light blue shirt.

Xiao Ye didn’t say anything. He just quietly hugged Chi Yaoxi and let her cry out all her sadness, grievances, and pain.

A few minutes later, Chi Yaoxi stopped crying. She wiped her tears away and slowly got up from Xiao Ye’s arms.

“I’m sorry for dirtying your clothes,” Chi Yaoxi said tearfully.

Xiao Ye knew that she had calmed down a lot after crying. Looking at her tear-stained face, he deliberately teased her and said, “Don’t worry, you can buy me another one.”